Purpose of the Post-doctoral Fellowship

The purpose of the Fellowship is to make funding available to attract young postdoctoral fellows to the University, to enable them to develop their own research skills and simultaneously promote research within the entity for research and postgraduate education. Requirements for Post-doctoral Fellows A doctoral degree is mandatory. The doctorate should preferably have been obtained within five years before the appointment as a post-doctoral fellow and be under 45 years of age. The post-doctoral fellow should contribute to a noticeable increase in the research outputs of the entity, and therefore the track record of the candidate should be taken into account when a decision is made about awarding the fellowship. Merit drives the allocation of fellowships, and Fellowships are awarded in line with the NWU policy on employment equity. Preference will be given to candidates who obtained the doctorate at other universities. Post-doctoral fellows will be allowed to work for additional remuneration in the form of a taxable salary, in line with SARS and Department of Home Affairs regulations. This will not exceed 12 hours per week.

Duration of the Fellowship Fellowships are awarded for an initial period of 1 year, renewable for a second and third year, subject to the following conditions: - Satisfactory progress on the research project(s) as agreed with the Fellowship advisor - Productive integration into the research group - Availability of funding The intended duration of the Fellowship must be clearly stated in the initial application. No fellowship for less than 6 months will be considered. Value of the Fellowship The aim of the grant is to fund successful candidates at R150 000.00 per annum from NWU funding. A further maximum amount of R20 000 per annum will be made available for running costs. (A detailed budget must be submitted every year).

An amount to a maximum of R20 000 will be made available for relocation costs. It will be expected of the NWU entity/school/faculty to give an undertaking that they will provide the post-doctoral Fellow with the necessary infrastructure. The post-doctoral fellow will be required to purchase private medical cover unless he/she can show evidence of suitable existing cover. Assistance in this regard could be provided by the International office on the Potchefstroom campus. If a successful applicant does not hold an external grant, he or she is required to apply to the National Research Foundation (NRF) or Medical Research Council (MRC) for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship. If such a Fellowship is granted, the contribution from the Department of Research Support could be reduced, in line with available funds and budgetary constraints. If the successful applicant already holds an external grant, a top-up grant will be made, in line with available funding and budgetary constraints.

Procedure Applications may be submitted to the Department of Research Support before 31 January or 31 July. Urgent applications received at other times during the year will be considered on an ad-hoc basis. A primary member of a research entity may submit an application with the approval of the director/coordinator of the research entity. The awards are made by the member of the Institutional Management responsible for Research on recommendation of the Director of Research Support. The applications for awards from the Fund for Post Doctoral Fellows are administered by the Institutional Department of Research Support. The applicant will be required to enter into a Contractual agreement with the NWU.

Updated August 2010

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APPLICATION FOR A POST-DOCTORAL FELOWSHIP
Part 1 : DETAILS OF THE FELLOWSHIP ADVISOR Surname: _______________ Title and Full names: ____________________ Faculty : __________________________________________________________ Research Entity: ________________________________________________

Campus: ___________________________________________________________

Part 2 : DETAILS OF THE CANDIDATE

Surname: ____________________

Title and Initials: __________________

Date of Birth : _____________________ ID/Passport Number: ___________ Nationality : _______________________ Gender : _____________________ Dependants (partner, children): _____________________________________ Current Address: ___________________________________________________ E-Mail Address: __________________________ Tel No: _________________

Part 3: ACADEMIC INFORMATION Institution currently attached to: ____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ Date of obtaining doctoral degree: ___________________________________ Institution which awarded doctoral degree (attach copy of certificate): _____________________________________________________________________ Expected period of support from the Post-Doctoral Programme:

Start date: ________________________ End date: _______________________

Part 4: FUNDING REQUESTED :

Fellowship amount

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Travel /Reallocation cost _________________________________________ Research cost total (attach itimised budget) ___________________

Mention any other sources/s of funding _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Part 5: Motivation why the candidate should be appointed: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE : FELLOWSHIP ADVISOR

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SIGNATURE : RESEARCH ENTITY DIRECTOR /DEAN _____________________________________________________________________

APPROVED : ___________________________
For official Use:

DATE : ________________

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